Council establishes bond advisory task force to prioritize projects for possible 2027 bond

Aug 13, 2026

Council voted to establish a 15‑member bond advisory task force to review and prioritize a preliminary project list for a possible May 2027 bond election; staff estimated preliminary project totals exceeding $300 million and debt‑capacity scenarios between about $180M and $240M.

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Staff recommended creation of a bond advisory task force to review candidate projects and deliver a prioritized recommendation to council ahead of any bond election. Randy Leiter, director of engineering capital projects, said staff has prepared a preliminary project list that currently totals more than $300 million and outlined a timeline to appoint the task force, have the group meet through the fall and present recommendations by year‑end.

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